Badminton is a neglected racket sport in this country. The volleys are fast-paced. The slams can be sizzling. Drop shots can be extremely delicate.
These sentences are too short and choppy; they need to be combined into one concise thought. Which sentence best accomplishes this task without changing the writer's original meaning?

A) Badminton gets a bad wrap; people should watch it sometime; it's great.
B) When you play badminton, you can get hurt by the volleys, the slams, and the drop shots.
C) Badminton is a game in which the volleys are fast-paced and the slams are sizzling and the drop shots are delicate.
Eliminate
D) Badminton, a neglected sport in this country, is a fast-paced racket game that combines sizzling slams and delicate drop shots.

What is the moral cf this fable? a. you should play now and worry about provisions later. you should work hard now so someone will you later. you should work hard and save now so you will have something to show for later. you should play hard and work hard now, so you will enjoy life and still have provisions. select the best answer from the choices provided

The man took strong sharp sudden bites, just like the dog. the figurative language in this excerpt serves to a. give the convict animalistic qualities. b. provide a relatable example of how the convict ate. c. set a scary mood. d. use alliteration to catch the reader's attention.

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